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title: "Botany Town Centre vs Commercial Bay: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Botany Town Centre or Commercial Bay? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Auckland shopping centres set in New Zealand. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time."
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# Botany Town Centre vs Commercial Bay: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, Botany Town Centre or Commercial Bay? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Auckland shopping centres set in New Zealand. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time.

## Key facts

- **Compared**: Botany Town Centre and Commercial Bay
- **Competitive set**: Auckland shopping centres
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Botany Town Centre Share of Search**: 10.2%
- **Commercial Bay Share of Search**: 5.9%

## Which is more popular in search, Botany Town Centre or Commercial Bay?

- In August 2026, Botany Town Centre had more branded searches than Commercial Bay among auckland shopping centres in New Zealand. Botany Town Centre was estimated to have 65.8K branded searches compared to Commercial Bay’s 38K, and held a 10.2% Share of Search versus Commercial Bay’s 5.9%.
- Botany Town Centre was ahead of Commercial Bay in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Botany Town Centre’s estimated Share of Search among auckland shopping centres in New Zealand moved from 10.7% to 10.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 66.3K to 65.8K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Commercial Bay’s estimated Share of Search among auckland shopping centres in New Zealand moved from 5.2% to 5.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 32K to 38K.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand auckland shopping centres in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Commercial Bay gained estimated Share of Search among auckland shopping centres in New Zealand, from 4.8% to 5.9%.

## Month by month

| Month | Botany Town Centre estimated searches | Botany Town Centre Share of Search | Botany Town Centre rank | Commercial Bay estimated searches | Commercial Bay Share of Search | Commercial Bay rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 66.3K | 10.7% | 3 | 32K | 5.2% | 7 |
| Nov 2025 | 67.1K | 9.3% | 3 | 38.8K | 5.4% | 7 |
| Dec 2025 | 101K | 9.5% | 3 | 46.6K | 4.4% | 7 |
| Jan 2026 | 67.4K | 9.3% | 3 | 38.2K | 5.3% | 7 |
| Feb 2026 | 65.6K | 10.5% | 3 | 38.1K | 6.1% | 7 |
| Mar 2026 | 65.7K | 10.8% | 3 | 38.4K | 6.4% | 7 |
| Apr 2026 | 80.4K | 10.8% | 3 | 32.4K | 4.3% | 7 |
| May 2026 | 66.6K | 10.7% | 3 | 33K | 5.3% | 7 |
| Jun 2026 | 65.6K | 10.8% | 3 | 31.8K | 5.2% | 7 |
| Jul 2026 | 67K | 10% | 3 | 31.9K | 4.8% | 7 |
| Aug 2026 | 65.8K | 10.2% | 3 | 38K | 5.9% | 7 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Botany Town Centre’s and Commercial Bay’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading.

- **Botany Town Centre**: Measured on the search terms “botany mall”, “botany mall hours”, “botany mall shops”, “botany town centre directory”, “botany town centre doctors”, “botany town centre food”, “botany town centre map”, “botany town centre massage”, “botany town centre medical practice”, “botany town centre near me”, “botany town centre opening hours”, “botany town centre restaurants”, “botany town centre shops”, “florist botany town centre”, “flowers botany town centre”, “hairdressers botany town centre” and “time zone botany town centre”, summed into one figure.
- **Commercial Bay**: Measured on the search terms “aje commercial bay”, “bluebells commercial bay”, “commercial bay”, “commercial bay carpark”, “commercial bay eateries”, “commercial bay hours”, “commercial bay mall”, “commercial bay near me”, “commercial bay new zealand”, “commercial bay nz”, “commercial bay opening hours”, “commercial bay shopping centre”, “commercial bay shops”, “commercial bay stores”, “commercialbay”, “commercialbay co nz”, “cos commercial bay”, “nam nam commercial bay”, “needo commercial bay”, “origine commercial bay”, “rodd and gunn commercial bay”, “shake out commercial bay”, “storm commercial bay” and “the gentry commercial bay”, summed into one figure.

- [Botany Town Centre profile](/demand/nz/brands/botany-town-centre)
- [Commercial Bay profile](/demand/nz/brands/commercial-bay)
- [All auckland shopping centres in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-auckland-shopping-centres): The set both shares are measured inside, 8 brands.

## Methodology

- [How is branded search demand measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Frequently asked questions

### Which is more popular in search, Botany Town Centre or Commercial Bay?

In August 2026, Botany Town Centre had more branded searches than Commercial Bay among auckland shopping centres in New Zealand. Botany Town Centre was estimated to have 65.8K branded searches compared to Commercial Bay’s 38K, and held a 10.2% Share of Search versus Commercial Bay’s 5.9%.

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